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Her sister, Melissa Snader, has improved so much that their father said she could be released as early as Wednesday.

But it could be weeks before Sherrie Snader can go home, or get married.

"They were doing what they went there to do, have a good time in an area that's designed for that," Richard Snader, father of the women, told WLWT in Cincinnati.

The group was on its way back to their hotel room at the Econo Lodge when according to police, a man approached them around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, near 2nd and Liberty streets, and first stabbed the bride-to-be, and then her younger sister.

Both women were stabbed in the chest, and both suffered collapsed lungs.

Kalief Cummings, 45, was arrested within hours of the incident.

He admitted he was in a surveillance photo captured near the scene, but offered police few other details on why he targeted the women.

"He hit her and stabbed her and I don't know because they were in a frantic fight and then Melissa tried to help her, and he did the same thing to her,” Richard Snader told WLWT

A group of Fort Knox soldiers, including a medic, ran to the girls’ rescue.

They visited Melissa Snader and Sherrie Snader at the hospital Monday night.

Richard Snader said the visit lifted the spirits of his daughters and Sherrie Snader's fiance, James.

“We were all very happy that those type of people were there to help. And I'm a veteran, James is a veteran, so it feels like family,” Richard Snader said.

Richard Snader said the family is waiting to celebrate happiness and health.

“Getting everybody well, everybody well that's the main thing,” said Richard Snader.

The surgery Sherrie Snader will have Wednesday will remove a blood clot from her lung.

Cummings is being held on a $75,000 bond.

He will return to court next week.

Anyone wishing to help with medical bills can donate at their GoFundMe account.